Coca-Cola is the world's most valuable brand according to the Interbrand's 2011 Best Global Brands' study.

A global leader in the beverage industry, it is known for its flagship product Coca-Cola, invented in 1886 by pharmacist John Stith Pemberton.

Interbrand's annual report rates brands on factors like financial performance of the products, role of brand in the purchase decision process and strength of the brand to continue to secure earnings for a company.

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World's 20 most valuable brands

Established on April 4, 1975 to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800, Microsoft rose to dominate the home computer operating system market with MS-DOS in the mid-1980s, followed by the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems.

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World's 20 most valuable brands

Bavarian Motor Works is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. In 2010, the BMW group produced 1,481,253 automobiles and 112,271 motorcycles across all its brands.

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